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Living in a Retirement Village: Choice, Contracts, and Constraints

Maree PetersenSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cheryl TilseSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Tina CockburnFaculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Pages 229-242 | Published online: 02 Mar 2017

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